Computational Liquid Crystal Photonics E-Book

Salah Obayya

• Herausgeber: John Wiley & Sons
• Kategorie: Fachliteratur
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 487

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2016

Beschreibung

Optical computers and photonic integrated circuits in high capacity optical networks are hot topics, attracting the attention of expert researchers and commercial technology companies. Optical packet switching and routing technologies promise to provide a more efficient source of power, and footprint scaling with increased router capacity; integrating more optical processing elements into the same chip to increase on-chip processing capability and system intelligence has become a priority.

This book is an in-depth look at modelling techniques and the simulation of a wide range of liquid crystal based modern photonic devices with enhanced high levels of flexible integration and enhanced power processing. It covers the physics of liquid crystal materials; techniques required for modelling liquid crystal based devices; the state-of-the art liquid crystal photonic based applications for telecommunications such as couplers, polarization rotators, polarization splitters and multiplexer-demultiplexers; liquid core photonic crystal fiber (LC-PCF) sensors including biomedical and temperature sensors; and liquid crystal photonic crystal based encryption systems for security applications.

Key features

• Offers a unique source of in-depth learning on the fundamental principles of computational liquid crystal photonics.
• Explains complex concepts such as photonic crystals, liquid crystals, waveguides and modes, and frequency- and time-domain techniques used in the design of liquid crystal photonic crystal photonic devices in terms that are easy to understand.
• Demonstrates the useful properties of liquid crystals in a diverse and ever-growing list of technological applications.
• Requires only a foundational knowledge of mathematics and physics.

Leseprobe

COMPUTATIONAL LIQUID CRYSTAL PHOTONICS

FUNDAMENTALS, MODELLING AND APPLICATIONS

Salah Obayya

Center for Photonics and Smart MaterialsZewail City of Science and TechnologyGizaEgypt

Mohamed Farhat O. Hameed and Nihal F.F. Areed

Center for Photonics and Smart MaterialsZewail City of Science and TechnologyGizaandFaculty of EngineeringMansoura UniversityMansouraEgypt

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All Praise is due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon. Prophet Muhammad and upon his family and his Companions.

The authors would like to dedicate this book to Prof. Ahmed Zewail for his continuous encouragement, support, and the opportunity to contribute to the Egypt National project of renaissance: Zewail City of Science and Technology.

The authors would also like to dedicate the book to their families, whose love, support, patience, and understanding are beyond any scope.

Preface

The turn toward optical computers and photonic integrated circuits in high-capacity optical networks has attracted the interest of expert researchers. This is because all optical packet switching and routing technologies can provide more efficient power and footprint scaling with increased router capacity. Therefore, it is aimed to integrate more optical processing elements into the same chip and, hence, on-chip processing capability and system intelligence can be increased. The merging of components and functionalities decreases packaging cost and can bring photonic devices one step (or more) closer to deployment in routing systems.